Hello!
My name is David Overcash, and I live in Maine, USA. o/
This site is meant to be a brief introduction to myself and a collection of links and documents that I find interesting.
Some things about myself
I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The greatest gift of living near Chicago is a love for food.
Favorite Pizza: Chicago pub-style thin crust
Favorite Burrito: El Famous Burrito
Favorite Sandwich: Italian Beef (dipped!)
I’m lucky enough to live near a chicago-style hotdog joint: Cormier’s Dog House
I’ve lived in the following places: Chicago (IL), West Lafayette (IN, Purdue University), Denver (CO), Seattle (WA), Port Townsend (WA), Portland (ME).
My partner and I have been together for 15+ years and have a son - Jasper.
I am software developer by trade.
I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy books.
I used to work out of a barn, but we moved!
I love to travel internationally.
My most recent trip was to Japan in April of 2023.
All of the countries I’ve visited (in order of first visit) include: Jamaica, France, United Kingdom, Uganda, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Canada, Japan.
I have an eclectic music taste (from minimal European compositions to Japanese Pop).
My family and I recently moved from Port Hadlock, Washington to Portland, Maine, USA
If you’re ever in Portland, Maine - let me know and we can meet up!
My goal for 2025 is to attend Monktoberfest now that it’s nearby!
Technical Stuff
Lately I’ve been mostly writing code in Node.js; I keep looking for opportunities to use Golang or Rust.
I’m working on publishing a "What I’m learning in YYYY" - a blog should be up before the end of January 2025 which will include a post to that effect.
I currently am running Pop OS (GNU/Linux) as my daily driver.
At our previous home in rural Washington, we worked with the local public utility district to build out fiber service to our house. It was a really fun technical project, and I’d be happy to share advice with anyone looking to do the same!
Local Servers:
(Hosting guide coming soon!)
Projects
Here are a few things I’ve created in the past:
Vaultexec (Run applications with Vault secrets)
A while ago I was experimenting with 3D environments delivered through a browser. This was an attempt at seeing what current consumer-grade hardware could handle through a 3D canvas.
Source can be found here: https://github.com/funnylookinhat/interactive-world-demo
An iteration on experimentation from the same train of thought as the previous item. This focused on creating a lightweight websocket server and 2D renderer so that users could move their avatars around a shared space and chat with each other.
An Open Source accounting platform I built while working at System76.
Get in touch!
Feel free to use any of the following to communicate with me.
Email: funnylookinhat@gmail.com
Need a more professional email address for a reference or otherwise? Use dpovercash@gmail.com
Phone: +1.720.6.NEWTON (+1 720.663.9866)
As in, Isaac Newton! It took quite a bit of time searching through available Google Voice numbers to find a famous physicist, mathematician, or computer scientist who had a last name available in an area code that was local to where I lived at the time (Denver).
Keybase: https://keybase.io/funnylookinhat
I’ve mostly stopped using Keybase since its aquisition, but I keep it around just in case it’s the only convenient method of communication for someone.
I’ll likely get rid of it completely once I stand up a Matrix server.
IRC: FunnyLookinHat
Freenode
I’ve stopped participating in Freenode network.
See Freenode: Ownership change and conflict for a history of why that network is no longer as popular as it used to be.
#docker
#ubuntu
#solus
#node.js
#go-nuts
Unfortunately, it appears this network is no longer operating.
I had some amazing friends through this network - we all came together in the #japan-a-radio channel as fans of J-Pop.
If you used to idle there and would be interested in re-creating the group from the #japan-a-radio channel, let me know. I would be open to hosting an IRC server.
Coincidentally, the Japan-A-Radio station has ceased operating. It’s a shame - as they had an excellent selection of music and introduced me to a much wider array of J-Pop than I knew existed.